Lucknow, Dec 6 (IANS) All India Shia Personal Law Board General Secretary Maulana Yasoob Abbas on Saturday strongly criticised the foundation-laying ceremony for a Babri Masjid-like structure, asserting that the matter is being revived only to provoke unrest in the country.

His remarks come amid the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition and follow suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir’s announcement that he would lay the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Saturday — the 33rd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.

Kabir recently announced that he would lay the foundation stone for the Babri Masjid in Murshidabad on December 6, a declaration that immediately drew criticism and was followed by concerns flagged by Raj Bhawan over law and or

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